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U.S.: missing R's and the point

The Climate Post: The gods must be crazy 1
Posted 3 days, 15 hours ago By Eric Roston Eric Roston takes a walk through the week's climate news -- and the problems facing India.
More clunker debunkers

Cash for Clunkers brought us ... more clunkers! 14
Posted 3 days, 15 hours ago By Jonathan Hiskes So how did Cash for Clunkers work out from an environmental standpoint? Don't ask. The most common deals swapped old pickup trucks for new pickup trucks that got only marginally better gas mileage.
the empire strikes back

Soda lobby gets its game on 3
Posted 3 days, 16 hours ago By Tom Laskawy The sugar lobby has kept their work against the soda tax off their paperwork and thus out of public sight. But its invisibility doesn't lessen its ferocity or, so far, its effectiveness.
Coal River Mountain: destruction stops here

Blowing up our clean energy future 1
Posted 4 days, 3 hours ago By Nell Greenberg Right now, Coal River Mountain represents the best and worst our country has to offer. It is one of the most dangerous examples of blasting for dirty coal and one of the most profound examples of hope that exist in our country. It is a crossroads.
In the clearing stands a Boxer ...

What does recent Senate drama on the climate bill mean? Peak Boxer 5
Posted 4 days, 4 hours ago By David Roberts There's been some weird goings-on in Congress around the Kerry-Boxer clean energy bill over the past few days. Why has the process been so darn messy? Lots of senators don't want to play ball with Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.).
Barcelona Balogna

Why developing countries cannot afford failure in Copenhagen 9
Posted 4 days, 12 hours ago By Brendan DeMelle After the third day of climate talks in Barcelona, it's clear that much work remains to be done -- and 99 percent of the burden rests on the E.U. and U.S. The anger from Africa and the rest of the developing world will continue to grow, as will the carbon emissions responsible for climate change.
tallying toxic threats

Congressional watchdog issues update on coal ash regulation efforts 0
Posted 4 days, 12 hours ago By Sue Sturgis The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency still does not know the exact number of coal ash dumps at the nation's power plants, but it's moving ahead with plans to regulate them.
Don't worry, be happy

Gaming cap and trade: Should we worry? 3
Posted 4 days, 12 hours ago By Eric de Place Worries about “gaming” or market manipulation sometimes crop up as an objection to cap-and-trade, often with reference to recent shenanigans in the financial markets. While distrust and concerns about scamming a carbon market are understandable, they’re not warranted.
Chinabsession

U.S. puts onus on China for climate deal 2
Posted 4 days, 13 hours ago By Agence France-Presse The United States will not agree to targets cutting greenhouse-gas emissions unless developing countries, particularly China, make similar moves, U.S. climate envoy Todd Stern warned Wednesday.
meanwhile, back at the DOI ranch ...

Salazar cowboys-up to fight global warming 0
Posted 4 days, 16 hours ago By Osha Gray Davidson With all eco-eyes focused on the action (or, more properly, inaction) on a climate bill, other critical components of a clean energy economy can be overlooked -- like what Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is up to.